Churchyard Cross Approximately 5 Metres South West of Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II* listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 April 1987. A Medieval Monument, churchyard cross.
Churchyard Cross Approximately 5 Metres South West of Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- sharp-cloister-ivy
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 April 1987
- Type
- Monument, churchyard cross
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- SP 561 158
- Coordinates
- 51.83807, -1.18599
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard cross, dating from the 14th to 15th century, is located approximately 5 meters southwest of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Charlton on Otmoor. It is made of limestone and features a complete tapering octagonal shaft, although the head is missing. The shaft rises from an octagonal base that has broach stops and stands on a three-step square plinth, with the lower step displaying a coved nosing.
Local climate
Churchyard Cross Approximately 5 Metres South West of Church of St Mary the Virgin sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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